Monday, February 28, 2011

I got a kick out of Randy Deutsch's latest post on BIM. In it he argues for the "existence of BIM" and lists 36 reasons. The post is sadly accurate. We need to continue to press forward.

Personally, I think one of the main reasons adoption of IPD, BIM and Lean business processes have slowed is that the economy itself has slowed. Many projects that are going forward are public projects - which do not lend themselves to use of IPD, BIM or Lean processes - and sans projects demanding use of these tools few are investing the time and effort required to deploy them effectively. I do believe as the economy comes back IPD, BIM and Lean business processes will be critical to those seeking to compete in an improving economy.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

If your organization is not yet a member of the Building Smart Alliance please consider joining. Below is a link to a presentation from the Executive Director of the Building Smart Alliance that highlights the organization's mission and details the importance of the organization's efforts.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

I've been involved in several fire cases over the years - involving both personal injury claims and property damage claims - and I found the report regarding the "Skin Gun" detail below very interesting.

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James is President of Collaborative Construction Resources, (CCR) a company that empowers stakeholders in the U.S Construction Industry to utilize collaborative agreements, BIM and lean construction methods to deliver construction services more efficiently and productively. James is an experienced construction lawyer and he serves on both the National Building Information Model Standards (NBIMS) Project Committee and the Build SMART Alliance's Business Process Integration Task Team, (BPITT). Consumers of construction services want to see increased efficiency and productivity in the industry and James is working hard to make that happen!
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